Show Me Love: Take A Risk
By: Nathan Meckley
Opening Music
Prayer
Welcome & Announcements
Opening Set: The Summons
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?(4x)
Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same?(4x)
Will you let my love be shown? Will you let my name be known?(4x)
Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?(4x)
Open the Eyes of My Heart
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord; Open the eyes of my heart, I want to see you. I want to see you. (4x)
To see you . . .
High and lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your pow’r and love, as we sing holy, holy, holy. (repeat)
Holy, holy, holy. Holy, holy, holy. Holy, holy, holy, I want to see you. 3x
To see you . . .
High and lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.
Pour out your pow’r and love, as we sing holy, holy, holy. (repeat)
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord; Open the eyes of my heart, I want to see you. I want to see you. (4x)
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Reading: By Brené Brown, from The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Q: How is a reading from a source other than the Bible meaningful?
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.”
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Musical Response: Where Charity and Love Prevail (New Century Hymnal #396 vs 1&2)
Where charity and love prevail, there God is ever found;
Brought here together by Christ’s love, by love are we thus bound.
With grateful joy and holy fear true charity we learn;
Let us with heart and mind and strength now love Christ in return.
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Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but the Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
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Musical Response: Where Charity and Love Prevail (New Century Hymnal #396 vs 3&4)
Forgive we now each other’s faults as we our faults confess;
And let us love each other well in Christian holiness.
Let strive among us be unknown, let all contention cease;
Be Christ the glory that we seek, be ours Christ’s holy peace.
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Message: Show Me Love: Take A Risk! — Rev. Nathan Meckley
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Musical Response: Prayer of Earth and Sky, Sanctuary Choir
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Prayers of the People
Q: During prayer, take a moment to offer a silent prayer for the person on your right and left, in front and behind you.
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Musical Response: Prayer of Earth and Sky, Matt Budhiarta
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Offering
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Offertory: Awesome God, Darren McDonald
Verse One:
Your voice is, the voice that, commanded the universe to be
Your voice is, the voice that, is speaking words of love to me
How can it be?
Chorus:
Awesome God, Holy God
I worship you in wonder
Awesome God, Holy God
As you draw near I’m humbled
(repeat 1x)
By your majesty, and the mystery, of your great love for me
Verse Two:
Your arms are, the arms that, hung shining stars in deepest space
Your arms are, the arms that, surround me in a warm embrace
Amazing grace
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Silent Reflection
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Communion
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Let Us Be Bread,
Let us be bread, blessed by the Lord,
broken and shared, life for the world.
Let us be wine, love freely poured,
Let us be one in the Lord.
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Your Love Compels Me Lord
Your love compels me, Lord to give as you would give,
to speak as you would speak, to live as you would live.
Your love compels me, Lord, to see as you would see.
To serve as you would serve, to be what you would be.
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Prayer of Peace
Peace before us, peace behind us, peace under our feet.
Peace within us, peace over us, let all around us be peace.
Love before us, love behind us, love under our feet.
Love within us, love over us, let all around us be love.
Light before us, light behind us, light under our feet.
Light within us, light over us, let all around us be light.
Christ before us, Christ behind us, Christ under our feet.
Christ within us, Christ over us, let all around us be peace.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia.
Peace before us, peace behind us, peace under our feet.
Peace within us, peace over us, let all around us be peace.
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Let There Be Peace on Earth
Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be.
With God, our creator, family all are we.
Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony.
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(Rise as you are able)
Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow.
To take each moment, and live each moment in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.
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Q: What has touched or blessed you in worship today? Who wasn’t here with whom you will share that blessing? How will you share it?
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Sending Forth